Chair back supported folding ironing board



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Patented Sept. 18, 1951 CHAIR BACK SUPPORTED FOLDING IRONING BoAan- Gayton Fast. Peter, Milwaukee, Wis., assignor to Bernard Stephan, Milwaukee, Wis.

Application July 14, 1948, Serial No. 38,582

2 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in chair back supported folding ironing boards and more particularly to a novel folding ironing board of simple and compact construction which may be quickly and easily adjusted to any convenient support such as a conventional chair.

An object of the invention is to provide a folding supporting means on an ironing board providing an eflicient means of adjustment for leveling the board.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device with relatively simple means of attachment to a chair or the like.

Another object of the invention i to provide a folding ironing board having an auxiliary sleeve board attached thereto.

Other and further objects of the invention will appear as the description proceeds, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a side view in elevation of an ironing board embodying the invention coupled with a vertical sectional view of a chair supporting the same.

Fig. 2 is an end view in elevation of the device.

Fig. 3 is an inverted plan view of the board.

Fig. 4 is an inverted plan view of the board in folded position.

Fig. 5 is a side view in elevation of the board in folded position.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the numeral I designates an ironing board having a hinge II at the large end thereof fastened by threaded means I2 to the under side I3 of the board, and having a horizontal sleeve I I accommodating the coupling I which is also engaged in the sleeve I6 of the hinge I1 secured On the under side I9 of sleeve board I8 is a hinge 29 which holdably secures the prop 2| which serves as a standard for the sleeve board I8 when the latter i in a position for use. A pair of blocks 22 are afiixed to the under side I3 of the board I0 and carry the downwardly disposed rubber cushion rests 23. A rod base support member 25 terminates at its upper end in a pair of hooks 26 which are engaged in a pair of eyes 2! secured in the lower surface I3 of the board I 0. The base member 25 terminates at its lower end in a, retainer 28 including a forwardly and upwardly projected transverse segment 29. A brace 30 is formed of a single rod member having a, transverse segment 3| at its lower end relatively larger than the segment 29 of the retainer 28, and terminating at its upper end in a pair of inwardly directed points 32 which may be engaged in any of the apertures 33 of the channel member 34 which latter is secured to the under surface I3 of the board I0. A yoke 35 is aflixed to the under side I3 for the purpose of retaining the free end of the sleeve board I8 when the device is in folded position.

In use, the device may be set up on a chair back 36 or the like by placing the rest 23 on the top of the chair back and engaging the hooked member 26 over the same, allowing the retainer 28 to rest against the inside of the chair back 36. The brace 30 is then placed with its transverse member 31 held within the retainer 28 of the rod base member 25. The points 32 are then placed in associated apertures 33 and adjusted to any related pair of apertures to secure an exactly horizontal alignment of the board I0.

The sleeve board I8 may be allowed to depend from the hinge II while the ironing board I0 is in use. When it is desired to use the sleeve board l8, it may be brought upwardly on its hinges II and I1 and disposed in horizontal arrangement with the top 2I vertically disposed. In folding the device, the sleeve board I8 is brought around to fold against the under surface I3 of the board I0, the brace 30 and base 'member 25 first being folded up against the board. The free end of the board I8 is then inserted within the retainer 35, thus securing the entire assembly for packing or storage.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters Patent of the United States is:

l. A device of the class described including a board member, a pair of eyes spaced transversely thereunder adjacent the larger end thereof, a substantially U-shaped element including a pair of hooks held in said eyes and adapted to engage over the top of a support when the board is set up, an inverted channel member fixed to the bottom of said board adjacent the small end thereof having transversely aligned apertures in the walls thereof, a bracket of spring metal having inwardly bent ends arranged for selective positioning in different holes in said channel walls, the sides of said bracket diverging and extending rearwardly and thence inwardly to form a transverse foot member, the side portions of said U-shaped member bent at their lower ends adjacent the transverse bottom segment thereof to engage and support said foot member.

. 2. A device of the class described including a board member, a pair of eyes spaced transversely thereunder adjacent the larger end thereof, a

pair of pads under said board spaced exterioriy of said eyes adapted to rest on a support, a substantially U-shaped element, a pair of hooks on the ends thereof held in said eyes and adapted to engage over the top of a support when the board is set up, an inverted channel member fixed to the bottom of said board adjacent the small end thereof having transversely aligned apertures in the walls thereof, a bracket of spring metal having inwardly bent ends arranged for selective positioning in different holes in said channel walls, the sides of said bracket diverging and extending rearwardly and thence inwardly to form a transverse foot member, the side porment thereof to engage and support said foot member.

GAYTON F. ST. PETER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,039,649 Coifey Sept. 24, 1912 1,613,857 Tonguette et a1. Jan. 11, 1927 

